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Ju-488
Specifications (Ju 488A - estimated)
Data from War Planes of the Second World War:Volume Ten Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft[1]
General characteristics
Crew: 3
Length: 23.25 m (76 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 31.29 m (102 ft 7¾ in)
Height: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 88.0 m² (947.22 ft²)
Empty weight: 21,000 kg (46,297 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 36,000 kg (79,366 lb)
Powerplant: 4 × Junkers Jumo 222A-3/B-3 24-cylinder liquid cooled engine, 1,864 kW (2,500 hp) (take-off power) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 690 km/h (373 knots, 429 mph) at 7,200 m (23,620 ft)
Cruise speed: 487 km/h (263 knots, 303 mph)
Range: 3,395 km (1,835 nmi, 2,110 miles)
Service ceiling: 11,350 m (37,240 ft)
Rate of climb: 551 m/min (1,810 ft/min)
Armament
Guns: 2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannons in remotely operated dorsal barbette and 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns in tail barbette
Bombs: up to 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) of disposable stores in internal bay
Data from War Planes of the Second World War:Volume Ten Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft[1]
General characteristics
Crew: 3
Length: 23.25 m (76 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 31.29 m (102 ft 7¾ in)
Height: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 88.0 m² (947.22 ft²)
Empty weight: 21,000 kg (46,297 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 36,000 kg (79,366 lb)
Powerplant: 4 × Junkers Jumo 222A-3/B-3 24-cylinder liquid cooled engine, 1,864 kW (2,500 hp) (take-off power) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 690 km/h (373 knots, 429 mph) at 7,200 m (23,620 ft)
Cruise speed: 487 km/h (263 knots, 303 mph)
Range: 3,395 km (1,835 nmi, 2,110 miles)
Service ceiling: 11,350 m (37,240 ft)
Rate of climb: 551 m/min (1,810 ft/min)
Armament
Guns: 2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannons in remotely operated dorsal barbette and 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns in tail barbette
Bombs: up to 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) of disposable stores in internal bay
